GAZA CITY — The Palestinian group Hamas said Sunday it has not received any new ceasefire proposals from mediators, denying media reports that suggested the group had been presented with a U.S.-backed plan to halt Israel’s war in Gaza.

“Hamas confirms that it has not received any new proposals from mediators,” the group said in a statement, adding that negotiations have stalled since the Sept. 9 Israeli airstrike in Doha that killed five of its leaders.

The group stressed its willingness to “study any proposals it receives from mediators with positivity and responsibility,” provided they safeguard the national rights of the Palestinian people.

On Sept. 25, U.S. President Donald Trump presented a 21-point peace plan to Arab leaders that called for a permanent ceasefire, the release of all Israeli hostages, governance of Gaza without Hamas, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.

Arab leaders endorsed large portions of the plan but pushed for additions, including guarantees against West Bank annexation, maintaining Jerusalem’s status quo, increased humanitarian aid, and addressing Israeli settlements, regional diplomats told CNN.

Since October 2023, Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has killed nearly 66,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, according to Gaza health authorities.

The bombardment has devastated the enclave, leaving it largely uninhabitable and driving widespread starvation and disease. — Agencies